PTI Blog Hop - Building Backgrounds

This month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop is all about building backgrounds. So I pulled out some of newest Papertrey Ink stamps sets Journaling Lines and Friends 'Til the End sets to create some simple backgrounds.

First a created a dotted grid background using the dotted journaling lines from the "Journaling Lines" stamp set.

Then I grabbed the leaves and the unopened flower bud from my "Friends 'Til the End" set, some white embossing powder and my Versamark ink to create a simple floral back ground piece of paper.

I then stamped an individual bloom from the "Friends 'Til the End" set on some pinky red cardstock, coloured it a bit with some Copics to give it some dimension.

I stitching my dotted grid paper on my pink cardstock, layered the floral accent piece with an added ribbon and stamped greeting tag over top, adhered my flower and embellished it finally with a few adhesive pearls for that final touch. then I ahered it all to my cardstock base.

Voila... two simple backgrounds to build a simple card!

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supplies: stamps: Papertrey Ink (Friends 'Til the End, Journaling Lines); cardstock: Bazzill, Prismatics; ink: Ranger, Versamark, Copic Sketch markers; ribbon: Micheal's; tag: Spellbinder's tag die cut; pearls: Hero Arts.

If you'd like to join in the hopping good time tonight, check out the Papertrey Ink forum here for details.

Thanks for visiting my blog! Have fun hopping tonight!
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33 comments:

Amanda said...

Wow - what a beautiful card! You did a fantastic job!

Kay D said...

I love this card! Your color combo is great, I love your use of the backgrounds, and the coloring of the flower is so realistic. I may have to CASE this one, if you don't mind.

IamDerby said...

Stunning! Love love love it!

BethieJ said...

Your card is BEAUTIFUL!! Nice job on the backgrounds!!

Lisa H. said...

well, this is just so pretty! the black makes it all so stunning! very, very nice!

Courtney Baker said...

I love this! One of my favorites so far!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Wowziers! I really like the look you achieved. You rocked the background challenge.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Tenia Nelson said...

WOW!!!!LOVE THIS!!! tfs!!
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Kacey Elliott said...

WOW - very nice! Love how you did every aspect of this!

mica said...

This is so beautiful... simple and elegant. Love it!!

Scrapping Julie said...

very kewl!

peggysue said...

Oh this is stunning. You got such a great look with the black on white. Just a beautiful creation.

Jessica said...

Wow, this is so striking! Love it!!

Deanna said...

Stunning Ally! Love it!

Melissa said...

Wow! i love the embossing on black, very striking! Great card!

Dana Gustafson said...

Stunning! I love how you mixed the black and white with the pop of color

Jen Caputo said...

I love BOTH of those backgrounds so much and will surely be trying both of them out!

Deb Rymer said...

Especially love the "friends" background - very bold and crisp!

Tiffany Heilman said...

Stunning card. Love how you colored the flower!

Karen said...

Two great backgrounds!! Really like the striking colors you chose! :>

Daniela Dobson said...

So pretty and creative.

Lynn P. said...

Beautiful! Love the backgrounds and the red on that flower just pops - love it

Kim said...

That's stunning! I love the leaves embossed in white on the black paper and that red flower is the icing on the cupcake!

carabecca said...

Classy!

Heather P. said...

Oh, this is gorgeous!

Susan (rainy) said...

What a gorgeous card! The backgrounds are beautifully done. Love the pearls at the flower center, too.

Babies-Beth said...

Wow! Stunning!!

Lizzie Jones said...

Your color combo is so striking! I love the pearl accents! Thanks for sharing!

Regan said...

ally this is fantastic!!

Dana said...

Holy cow! This really packs a punch visually. I just keep looking at it...it's compelling!

Terri said...

Nice job! I love those two backgrounds together. The whole card looks great. Thanks for the birthday wishes too.

Heather said...

Stunning card!!!!!

Heather In ON

Bonnie said...

Beautiful!! Love the two backgrounds and very striking colours! I am still making the rounds!

 
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